To tell the truth: Disclosing the incentives and limits of managed care

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-43

  Morreim, E Haavi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTRACTS; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECORDS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0030624813     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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